๐TOPIC 07:SUSTAINABLE USE OF POWER AND ENERGY RESOURCES
Energy
Is defined as the power required to carry out an activity. Energy is one of the most important of the entire world’s resources. To be able to do work one needs energy or power.
Power
Is the rate of doing work. It is equivalent to the amount of energy per unit time. We can therefore say that energy produces power and power is then used to carry out activity.
Energy uses
- Is used in the running of machines in industrial, agricultural and transport sectors.
- Energy is used in cooking, warming the bodies, lighting etc
- It is used in facilitating photosynthesis in plants
A. MAJOR SOURCES OF POWER.
Energy resources are classified as renewable and non renewable resources